Definition

1. Verb:
   • To depart; to leave: The primary meaning of "ra đi" is to go away from a place, often with a sense of finality or the beginning of a journey. It implies a deliberate act of leaving.
   • To pass away; to die: In formal or literary contexts, "ra đi" is a euphemism for dying, suggesting a departure from life.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy đã ra đi từ sáng sớm. (He departed early in the morning.)
  • Cô ấy ra đi trong thanh thản. (She passed away peacefully.)

Advanced Usage

• "ra đi không hẹn ngày về": to leave without a promise of return; to depart indefinitely.
  • Người lính ra đi không hẹn ngày về. (The soldier left without a promise of return.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đi (v): to go. A simpler, more general verb for movement away.

  • Tôi đi làm. (I go to work.)

• Rời đi (v): to leave, to depart. Similar to "ra đi" but can be slightly less formal or poetic.

  • Họ rời đi trước khi trời tối. (They left before dark.)

Synonyms

• Depart: to leave, especially to start a journey.
• Leave: to go away from.
• Pass away: to die (euphemism).

Related Idioms

• Ra đi mãi mãi: to be gone forever; a common phrase for death.

  • Ông cụ đã ra đi mãi mãi. (The old man is gone forever.)

• Ra đi tìm đường cứu nước: to leave to find a way to save the country. A historical phrase often associated with patriotic journeys.

  • Người thanh niên ấy ra đi tìm đường cứu nước. (That young man left to find a way to save the country.)

verb

1. to depart; to start; to leave